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001 2014002302
003 DLC
005 20141211090950.0
008 140401s2014 iluab b 001 0beng
010 $a 2014002302
020 $a9780875804828 (cloth)
020 $z9781609091637 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDK254.N5$bR63 2014
082 00 $a940.4/1247092$aB$223
100 1 $aRobinson, Paul,$d1966-
245 10 $aGrand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich :$bSupreme Commander of the Russian Army /$cPaul Robinson.
264 1 $aDeKalb, IL :$bNIU Press,$c[2014]
300 $aix, 435 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 413-426) and index.
520 $a"This biography covers the private life and professional career of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Supreme Commander of the Russian Army during World War I. Discusses his reputation in the Romanov family and his rise in the Russian military"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aPreface -- Romanov family tree -- Introduction -- Education of a soldier, 1856-1873 -- First shots, 1873-1878 -- Hunting and riding, 1878-1895 -- Inspector general : reforming the cavalry, 1895-1904 -- The October Manifesto, 1905 -- Restoring order, 1905-1906 -- The Council of State Defense, 1906-1907 -- Fall from favor, 1907-1908 -- The calm before the storm, 1908-1913 -- Supreme Commander, summer 1914 -- Stavka -- Opening salvoes, August 1914 -- The Warsaw-Ivangorod Operation, September-October 1914 -- The Battle of Lodz, November 1914 -- Winter, December 1914-January 1915 -- Behind the lines -- The Carpathian Offensive, February-April 1915 -- The Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, May-June 1915 -- The Great Retreat, July-August 1915 -- Victory in the Caucasus, September 1915-April 1916 -- Governing the Caucasus, May 1916-February 1917 -- Revolution, March 1917 -- Crimea, April 1917-April 1919 -- Exile, May 1919-December 1924 -- The Émigré Congress, January 1925-June 1926 -- Thoughts of god, July 1926-January 1929 -- Epilogue -- Cast of characters.
600 00 $aNikolaĭ Nikolaevich,$cGrand Duke of Russia,$d1856-1929.
650 0 $aGenerals$zRussia$vBiography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zRussia.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zEastern Front.
650 0 $aNobility$zRussia$vBiography.